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ALLH 101
Chapter 8 - Orthopedics (skeletal)
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Undergraduate 1
03/04/2017
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Term
acetabul/o-
 Definition
acetabulum (hip socket)
Term
alges/o-
 Definition
sensation of pain
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alg/o-
 Definition
pain
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align/o-
 Definition
arranged in a straight line
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all/o-
 Definition
other; strange
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amputat/o-
 Definition
to cut off
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amput/o-
 Definition
to cut off
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ankyl/o-
 Definition
fused together; stiff
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appendicul/o-
 Definition
limb; small attached part
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arthr/o-
 Definition
joint
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articul/o-
 Definition
joint
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aut/o-
 Definition
self
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axi/o-
 Definition
axis
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bunion/o-
 Definition
bunion
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calcane/o-
 Definition
calcaneus (heel bone)
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cancell/o-
 Definition
lattice struture
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carp/o-
 Definition
wrist
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cartilagin/o-
 Definition
cartilage
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cervic/o-
 Definition
neck; cervix
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chondr/o-
 Definition
cartilage
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clavicul/o-
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
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coccyg/o-
 Definition
coccyx (tail bone)
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comminut/o-
 Definition
break into small pieces
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compress/o-
 Definition
press together
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congenit/o-
 Definition
present at birth
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coron/o-
 Definition
structure that encircles like a crown
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corpor/o-
 Definition
body
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cortic/o-
 Definition
cortex (outer region
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cost/o-
 Definition
rib
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crani/o-
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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dactyl/o-
 Definition
finger or toe
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densit/o-
 Definition
density
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depress/o-
 Definition
press down
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dextr/o-
 Definition
right; sugar
Term
diaphys/o-
 Definition
shaft of a bone
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disk/o-
 Definition
disk
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epiphys/o-
 Definition
enlarged area at the end of a long bone
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ethm/o-
 Definition
sieve
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extern/o-
 Definition
outside
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femor/o-
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o-
 Definition
fibula (lower leg bone)
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fixat/o-
 Definition
to make stable or still
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fract/o-
 Definition
to break up
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front/o-
 Definition
front
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gen/o-
 Definition
arising from; produced by
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gener/o-
 Definition
production; creation
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glen/o-
 Definition
socket of a joint
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goni/o-
 Definition
angle
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hem/o-
 Definition
blood
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humer/o-
 Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
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hy/o-
 Definition
U-shaped structure
Term
ili/o-
 Definition
ilium (hip bone)
Term
inflammat/o-
 Definition
redness and warmth
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ischi/o-
 Definition
ischium (hip bone)
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kyph/o-
 Definition
bent; humpbacked
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lacrim/o-
 Definition
tears
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lev/o-
 Definition
left
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ligament/o-
 Definition
ligament
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locat/o-
 Definition
a place
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log/o-
 Definition
word; the study of
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lord/o-
 Definition
swayback
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lumb/o-
 Definition
lower back; area between the ribs and pelvis
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malac/o-
 Definition
softening
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mandibul/o-
 Definition
mandible (lower jaw)
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mast/o-
 Definition
breast; mastoid process
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maxill/o-
 Definition
maxilla (upper jaw)
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medull/o-
 Definition
medulla (inner region)
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mineral/o-
 Definition
mineral; electrolyte
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muscul/o-
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o-
 Definition
bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin
Term
nas/o-
 Definition
nose
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necr/o-
 Definition
dead cells, tissue, or body
Term
occipit/o-
 Definition
occiput (back of the head)
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ortho/o-
 Definition
straight
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osse/o-
 Definition
bone
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ossificat/o-
 Definition
changing into bone
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oste/o-
 Definition
bone
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palat/o-
 Definition
palate
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pariet/o-
 Definition
wall of a cavity
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patell/o-
 Definition
patella (kneecap)
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path/o-
 Definition
disease; suffering
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ped/o-
 Definition
child
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pelv/o-
 Definition
pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis)
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perone/o-
 Definition
fibula (lower leg bone)
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phalang/o-
 Definition
phalanx (finger or toe)
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physic/o-
 Definition
body
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por/o-
 Definition
small openings; pores
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prosthet/o-
 Definition
artificial part
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pub/o-
 Definition
pubis (hip bone)
Term
radi/o-
 Definition
radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation
Term
reduct/o-
 Definition
to bring back; decrease
Term
rheumat/o-
 Definition
watery discharge
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sacr/o-
 Definition
sacrum
Term
sagitt/o-
 Definition
going from front to back
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sarc/o-
 Definition
connective tissue
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scapul/o-
 Definition
scapula (shoulder blade)
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scint/i-
 Definition
point of light
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scoli/o-
 Definition
curved; crooked
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scop/o-
 Definition
examine with an instrument
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skelet/o-
 Definition
skeleton
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sorb/o-
 Definition
to suck up
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sphen/o-
 Definition
wedge shape
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spin/o-
 Definition
spine; backbone
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spir/o-
 Definition
breathe; a coil
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spondyl/o-
 Definition
vertebra
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stern/o-
 Definition
sternum (breast bone)
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steroid/o-
 Definition
steroid
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styl/o-
 Definition
stake
Term
synovi/o-
 Definition
synovium (membrane)
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tars/o-
 Definition
ankle
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tempor/o-
 Definition
temple (side of the head)
Term
therap/o-
 Definition
treatment
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thorac/o-
 Definition
thorax (chest)
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tibi/o-
 Definition
tibia (shin bone)
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tom/o-
 Definition
cut; slice; layer
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tract/o-
 Definition
pulling
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transplant/o-
 Definition
move something to another place
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uln/o-
 Definition
ulna (forearm)
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vascul/o-
 Definition
blood vessel
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vertebr/o-
 Definition
vertebra
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xiph/o-
 Definition
sword
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ation
 Definition
a process; being or having
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-ative
 Definition
pertaining to
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-blast
 Definition
immature cell
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-centesis
 Definition
procedure to puncture
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-clast
 Definition
cell that breaks down substances
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-desis
 Definition
procedure to fuse together
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ed
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ee
 Definition
person who is the object of an action
Term
-graft
 Definition
tissue for implant or transplant
Term
-gram
 Definition
a record or picture
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-ia
 Definition
condition; state; thing
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-ial
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ics
 Definition
knowledge; practice
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-ine
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ion
 Definition
action; condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of; infection of
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-ization
 Definition
process of making, creating, or inserting
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-ment
 Definition
action; state
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-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-olisthesis
 Definition
abnormal condition with slipping
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass
Term
-ory
 Definition
having the function of
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-osing
 Definition
a condition of doing
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-osis
 Definition
condition; abnormal condition; process
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-pathy
 Definition
disease; suffering
Term
-physis
 Definition
state of growing
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-phyte
 Definition
growth
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-plasty
 Definition
process of reshaping by surgery
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument used to examine
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of using an instrument to examine
Term
-steroid
 Definition
steroid
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tion
 Definition
a process; being or having
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-tome
 Definition
instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges
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-ure
 Definition
system; result of
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-verse
 Definition
to travel; to turn
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a-
 Definition
away from; without
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an-
 Definition
without; not
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anti-
 Definition
against
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de-
 Definition
reversal of; without
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dis-
 Definition
away from
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extra-
 Definition
outside of
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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mal-
 Definition
bad; inadequate
Term
meta-
 Definition
after; subsequent to; transition; change
Term
non-
 Definition
not
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peri-
 Definition
around
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re-
 Definition
again and again; backward; unable to
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sym-
 Definition
together; with
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trans-
 Definition
across; through
Term
acetabulum
 Definition
the deep socket of the hip joint
Term
acromion
 Definition
a long, flat projection from the scapula that connects to the clavicle
Term
atlas
 Definition
the first cervical vertebra (C1)
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axis
 Definition
the second cervical vertebra (C2)
Term
bony
 Definition
consisting of or resembling bone
Term
bunion
 Definition
an enlarged bump at the base of the great toe, often seen in women who wear pointy-toed shoes
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calcaneus
 Definition
heel bone; the largest tarsal bone
Term
cartilage
 Definition
a smooth, firm, but flexible connective tissue
Term
cast
 Definition
procedure in which a rigid support of plaster or fiberglass is applied around a fractured bone to immobilize the fracture to facilitate healing
Term
clavicle
 Definition
collar bone, thin rodlike bone on each side of the anterior neck
Term
coccyx
 Definition
tail bone; small fused vertebrae that are not individually numbered
Term
Colles' fracture
 Definition
distal radius is broken by falling out on an outstretched hand
Term
cranium
 Definition
the domelike bone at the top of the head
Term
DEXA scan
 Definition
procedure that measures bone mineral density (BMD) to examine for osteoporosis
Term
diaphysis (pl. diaphyses)
 Definition
the straight shaft of a long bone
Term
digit
 Definition
another term for fingers or toes
Term
disk (disc)
 Definition
any of various rounded or flattened anatomical structures, as intervertebral disk
Term
displaced
 Definition
out of normal anatomical alignment
Term
epiphysis (pl. epiphyses)
 Definition
the two widened ends of a long bone
Term
Ewing's sarcoma
 Definition
a malignant bone tumor occurring mainly in young men
Term
femur (pl. femora)
 Definition
thigh bone
Term
fibula (pl. fibulae)
 Definition
the very thin bone on the lateral side of the lower leg
Term
fontanel
 Definition
large areas of fibrous connective tissue between the cranial bones in the fetus and small child
Term
foramen
 Definition
the whole through which the spinal cord passes
Term
foramen magnum
 Definition
a large, round opening through which the spinal cord passes to join the brain
Term
fossa
 Definition
a depression
Term
genu valgum
 Definition
congenital deformity in which the knees are rotated toward the midline (knock-knee)
Term
genu varum
 Definition
congenital deformity in which the knees are rotated laterally away from each other (bowleg)
Term
gout
 Definition
metabolic disorder of high level of uric acid in the blood, most often in men in the great toe
Term
graft
 Definition
to implant (living tissue) surgically
Term
hallux
 Definition
the innermost digit (as the big toe in humans)
Term
hallux valgus
 Definition
deformity in which the great toe as angled laterally toward the other toes
Term
humerus (pl. humeri)
 Definition
the long bone in the upper arm
Term
ilium
 Definition
the most superior of the hip bones
Term
ischium
 Definition
the most inferior of the hip bones
Term
joint
 Definition
where two bones come together
Term
ligament
 Definition
strong fibrous bands of connective tissue that hold two bones together in a synovial joint
Term
Lyme disease
 Definition
arthritis caused by a bacterium in the bite of an infected deer tick
Term
malleolus (pl. malleoli)
 Definition
the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia
Term
mandible
 Definition
the lower jaw bone
Term
manubrium
 Definition
the triangular upper portion of the sternum
Term
maxilla
 Definition
the upper jaw bone
Term
meniscus (pl. menisci)
 Definition
a special crescent-shaped cartilage pad in some synovial joints (the knee)
Term
metatarsal
 Definition
the five bones of the midfoot, one for each toe
Term
nondisplaced
 Definition
in normal anatomical alignment
Term
nucleus pulposus
 Definition
the gelatinous substance inside of each intervertebral disk
Term
oblique
 Definition
neither perpendicular nor parallel; being on an incline
Term
olecranon
 Definition
a large, square projection that forms the point of the elbow
Term
ossicle
 Definition
each of three tiny bones in each middle ear
Term
patella (pl. patellae)
 Definition
kneecap; a small, round bone anterior to the knee joint
Term
pectus excavatum
 Definition
a congenital chest deformity caused by depression of the breastbone, or sternum
Term
pelvis
 Definition
the hip bones as well as the sacrum and coccyx of the spinal column
Term
periosteum
 Definition
a thick, fibrous membrane covering the surface of a bone
Term
phalanx (pl. phalanges)
 Definition
the individual bones of the fingers and toes
Term
process
 Definition
the bony structure of the head, including the cranium and facial bones
Term
prosthesis
 Definition
device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements missing or defective part of body
Term
pubis
 Definition
pubic bone, a small, bridgelike bone, is the most anterior of the hip bones
Term
radius (pl. radii)
 Definition
the bone in the forearm that lies on the thumb side
Term
ray
 Definition
finger or toe
Term
rongeur
 Definition
a forceps that is used to remove small bone fragments
Term
sacrum
 Definition
a group of five fused vertebrae that are not individually numbered, except for the first (S1)
Term
scapula (pl. scapulae)
 Definition
shoulder blade, a triangular-shaped bone on either side of the spinal column in the upper back
Term
skeleton
 Definition
the internal structure composed of bone and cartilage that protects and supports the soft organs, tissues, and other parts of a vertebrate organism
Term
skull
 Definition
the bony structure of the head; includes both the cranium and the facial bones
Term
spine
 Definition
backbone
Term
sprain
 Definition
overstretching or tearing of a ligament
Term
sternum
 Definition
breast bone
Term
suture
 Definition
the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull)
Term
talipes equinovarus
 Definition
congenital deformity in which the foot is pulled downward and toward the midline (clubfoot)
Term
thorax
 Definition
rib cage
Term
tibia (pl. tibiae)
 Definition
shin bone
Term
tophus (pl. tophi)
 Definition
masses of uric acid crystals in the soft tissues
Term
ulna (pl. ulnae)
 Definition
the forearm bone that lies on the little finger side
Term
vertebra (pl. vertebrae)
 Definition
any of the bony or cartilaginous segments that make up the spinal column
Term
vomer
 Definition
a narrow wall of bone that forms the inferior part of the nasal septum
Term
x-ray
 Definition
procedure to diagnose bony abnormalities
Term
zygoma (zygomatic bone)
 Definition
the bone that forms each cheek bone the edge of the eye socket
Term
AP
 Definition
anteroposterior
Term
C1-C7
 Definition
cervical vertebrae
Term
Ca
 Definition
calcium
Term
Fx
 Definition
fracture
Term
L1-L5
 Definition
lumbar vertebrae
Term
LLE
 Definition
left lower extremity
Term
LUE
 Definition
left upper extremity
Term
NSAID
 Definition
nonsteroidal ant-inflammatory drug
Term
OA
 Definition
osteoarthritis
Term
Ortho
 Definition
orthopedics (slang)
Term
PT
 Definition
physical therapy or physical therapist
Term
RA
 Definition
rheumatoid arthritis
Term
RLE
 Definition
right lower extremity
Term
ROM
 Definition
range of motion
Term
RUE
 Definition
right upper extremity
Term
RLE
 Definition
right lower extremity
Term
S1
 Definition
first sacral vertebrae
Term
T1-T12
 Definition
thoracic vertebrae
Term
tib-fib
 Definition
tibia-fibula (slang)
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